The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-03-03
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CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 1.-The general
passenger agents of the various roads
in the Southwestern Passenger asSo-
citation have just submitted to the gem
eral managers a report regarding the
Interpretation and application of the
interstate commerce law as relating to
passenger traffic. The passenger agents
have agreed that the law means that
all charges made for any service
shall be reasonable and just.
For like and contempOraneous
service and for transportation of a like
kind of traffic under substantially sim
liar circumstances and conditions, like
charge shall be made. 1t requires that
every common carrier shall print in
large type, and keep for public inspec-
ton i'll every depot or station, sched-
ules showing the rates of fare for
transportation of passengers and
property. 1t requires ten days notice
of any advance i'll rates Every COM
mon carrier shall file its tariffs with
the commission and shall promptly no.
tify the commission of all changes
made in the same. Every common
carrier shall file with the commission
copies of all contracts, agreements of
arrangements with other common car
riers and all joint tariffs, which shall
be published when directed by the
commission. 1t authorizes the COM
mission to require annual reports in
such detail and manner as the commits
sion may require. The law inferen-
TALLY permits first, second and third
!emigrantl classes of passengers
| if the accommodations are
as varied as the classes.
Children or guardians may be carried
free; children of five, or under twelve
years of age, may be carried at half
fare. 1t inferentially permits the is
| suance of mileage, excursion or ac-
commodatien passenger tickets, but
| does not permit discrimination in favor
of any person. For example, rates
made in favor of any organized body.
religious, secular, secret, ETC., must be
contempOraneOuSly available to any
| person. 1t permits reduced rates to
ministers of religion and free
| transportation to railway en-
| ployees. The question of pass.
| GS or reduced rates for families OF
railroad employees is referred to the
general manager for determination
| General passenger agents recommend
| that thousand mile tickets, if sold
must be sold to every person at the
same price. and shall be at the uni
| form rate of p cents per mile. They
also agree that the law forbids special
rates, rebates, drawbacks, or any Other
device whereby the rate can he re
duced or increased to work discrimin
| ations against any person. 1t forbidi
any undue or unreaSOnabl preference Il
| any person, company, firm, corporation
or locality. 1t only infefentially per
mits giving reduced rates to minister
of religion but clearly forbids a reduc
ton in rates or free transportation tx
any class in which would be included
the following: Theatrical companies
base ball players, bicylists, theatrica
advance agents, students, laborers
lumbermen, Indians, United States of
ficers and soldiers or their families, in
mates of national homes of disabled
volunteer soldiers. city police, mem
bers of the press las courtesies) hote
employees, freight shippers, charit,
cases, dumb or blind people, temper
ance workers, etc.